Urban Press

This book describes the vision of a "Green Revolution" proposed by Peter Maurin, co-founder with Dorothy Day of the Catholic Worker Movement. Peter...

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Reducere. Liam McIleveny, he is no saint, and through his unholy prayers we eavesdrop on the inner thoughts of an imperfect, middle-aged, human creature as L...

Contributor(s): Author: J. A. WatsonIllustrator: Arpad OlbeyAnthony Briggs hates pigeons, and for good reason. Thanks to his funny way of walking a...

Reducere. "Harryette Mullen is a magician of words, phrases, and songs . . . No voice in contemporary poetry is quite as original, cosmopolitan, witty, and t...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1963, 16-year-old Janice Wesley made a decision that had a profound affect on her future. She decided to risk it all and go to jail b...

Reducere. This study of dog ecology and behavior and of human ecology and behavior discusses the facets of the phenomenon of the urban free-roaming dog. It p...

Discover where faeries and other mythical creatures are hiding in our modern, urban environment with this beautifully illustrated guide to uncoveri...

A New York Times Best Seller Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and le...

Reducere. When the first community land trusts (CLTs) began appearing in the United States during the 1970s, all were located in rural areas. By the 1980s an...

DescriptionClaire is not your everyday practitioner of "urbex, " the modern underground passion for "urban exploration" that lures 21st-century adv...

This book is an articulatory reference guide for actors and anyone fascinated by the modern Scots language. It focuses on the particular dialects a...

"This book is cultural responsive teaching in action." -Dr. Tyronne Tanner, Former Professor, Mentor & Diversity Expert "As my Spanish 1, 2, and 3 ...

Reducere. DescriptionBorrowing its title from astronomy, the counterglow is a faint light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the sun. Made up of...

Providing unique, accessible lessons on urban design, this title in the bestselling 101 Things I Learned(R) series is a perfect resource for studen...

Contributor(s): Author: Mustafa DikecA timely and incisive examination of contemporary urban unrest that explains why riots will continue until cit...

Elias Petropoulos was the most controversial Greek writer of the twentieth century. Imprisoned three times during the Junta (1967-1974) and persecu...

In this stunning debut poetry collection, Clements utilizes heartfelt lyricism to explore the hard turns that familial bonds, motherhood, and faith...

Contributor(s): Author: Benjamin GoluboffAlmost fifty years after his death, Ho Chi Minh remains a deeply divisive figure -- heroic revolutionary, ...

In Urban Creatures, Sarah Gray's short stories shift from the unsettling to the surreal to the frightening, all cut through with her characteristic...

'I was 11 years old. I witnessed the mindless cruelty of human beings. The only peace was when I was surrounded by the dead.'Publisher: The History...

Reducere. Cities are alive, shared by humans and animals, insects and plants, landforms and machines. What might city ecosystems look like in the future if w...

Why technology is not an end in itself, and how cities can be "smart enough, " using technology to promote democracy and equity.Smart cities, where...

Reducere. Little gardens for little spaces--learn to grow fresh food at home Do you ever wish you could make tea with fresh mint from your windowsill? Or mak...

Reducere. Duluth, the beautiful city at the head of the world's largest freshwater lake, has gone from boom to bust to boom and back again. In this richly te...

Reducere. How did the city of St. Paul come to be where and what it is, and what does that show us about the city today? In eight place-based chapters, Bill ...

Reducere. When American and British forces invaded Iraq in March 2003, select teams of special forces and intelligence operatives got to work looking for the...

Reducere. In the highly acclaimed The Geography of Nowhere, James Howard Kunstler declared suburbia "a tragic landscape" and fueled a fierce debate over how ...

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Reducere. Poverty in America too often goes unnoticed, and disregarded. This perhaps results from America's general level of prosperity along with a fairly w...

"Urban Tails" is a collection of autobiographical comics strips. It tells the story of daily life in Tel Aviv, Israel, through the eyes of a lesbia...

Reducere. - Average retail sales at Canadian garden centres were last measured at between $1 million and $2 million. Canadian Gardening magazine reports a ma...

Reducere. Bradley has worked hard to be a dependable, loving man and capable automotive engineer. He much prefers debugging a new assembly line, which might ...

Researching urban space and the built environment is a unique and accessible guide to the planning, researching and writing of spatial histories. -...

Reducere. The bone-chilling breeze off Lake Michigan carries unnerving whispers of days gone by. Sinister Chicago chronicles the unknown, unusual, or otherwi...

DescriptionThe first guide to urban birding in the UK, from The Urban Birder himself, David LindoUrban birding is fast becoming ornithology's new r...

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Explores the rapid rise of cheap print and how it permeated Venetian urban culture in the Renaissance -- .

Reducere. One of the largest and fastest-growing cities in the South, Charlotte, North Carolina, came of age in the New South decades of the late nineteenth ...

Reducere. No one gets out alive When their car broke down in a dangerous inner-city neighborhood, Kerri and her friends thought they would find shelter insid...

Reducere. Originally published in 1970, The Urban Revolution marked Henri Lefebvre's first sustained critique of urban society, a work in which he pioneered ...

When an expatriate bureaucrat toured a devastated city, he saw more than ashes and ruins. He envisioned a thriving metropolis where God's people co...

Publisher: Cool Springs PressAuthor(s): Teri SpeightIllustration(s): 125+ color photosNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 209 x 2...

Reducere. From the author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and the host of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a memoir about growing up and a young man's budd...

Reducere. DescriptionThe years 1907-1913 mark a crucial transitional moment in American cinema. As moving picture shows changed from mere novelty to an incre...

The number of bicyclists is increasing in the United States, especially among the working class and people of color. In contrast to the demographic...

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Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Alan WilsonPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 233 x 13Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul lect...

Reducere. During the 1930s, the Greek architect and writer Panos Tzelepis (1894-1976) recorded the memories and tales of Stavris, an older relative, who as a...

Most people do not think to observe geology from the sidewalks of a major city, but all David B. Williams has to do is look at building stone in an...

Reducere. More than just a niche concern of a few activists, urban agriculture is a global movement that cuts across the private and public sectors, economic...

Cities provide endless exciting scenes for the artist, from sun-baked cafes, rain-soaked streets, illuminated nightscapes, and busy squares to quie...

An internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar describes the major technological forces driving the future of cities Since citie...

This book offers a unique account of life in nineteenth-century Dublin, told through human-animal relationships. It argues that the exploitation of...

This text makes sense of the multiple ways in which urban issues and problems have been addressed in different places at different times. From init...

DescriptionLightening darkness with humor, Velya Jancz-Urban and her 25-year-old daughter, Ehris, introduce readers to their offbeat Connecticut fa...

This Element examines the political nature of urban development; scrutinizes the implications of power inequality in urban development discussions;...

Reducere. Some seemingly preordained lives end up elsewhere entirely when a person manages to break the mold. Mary's mold was broken from the outside. When t...

Reducere. Generation Priced Out is a call to action on one of the most talked-about issues of our time: how skyrocketing rents and home values are pricing th...

Early industrial Merthyr is synonymous with the darker side of the British urban experience. This work considers the efforts of dedicated civic "bo...

As immigrants settle in new places, they are faced with endless uncertainties that prevent them from feeling that they belong. From language barrie...

Reducere. Between 1963 and 1972 America experienced over 750 urban revolts. Considered collectively, they comprise what Peter Levy terms a 'Great Uprising'. ...

World War I gave colonial migrants and French women unprecedented access to the workplaces and nightlife of Paris. After the war they were expected...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Lisa CouturierNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 139 x 214 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

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Reducere. A New York Times Best Seller Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and le...

In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials ar...

"This book is cultural responsive teaching in action." -Dr. Tyronne Tanner, Former Professor, Mentor & Diversity Expert "As my Spanish 1, 2, and 3 ...

Reducere. Open The Urban Tree Book and discover the joys of forest trekking--right in your city or town. This first-of-a-kind field guide introduces readers ...

Reducere. Whether your garden consists of large raised beds or a few pots on the patio, Kathryn K. Fontenot's The Louisiana Urban Gardener offers easy guidel...